Most restaurant kids' meals packed with calories

2:32 PM,
Apr. 18, 2013

Children's sized ham sandwich, milk and apple slices from Subway.

Written by

Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY

Most kids' meals at the USA's top chain restaurants are still failing to make the grade when it comes to good nutrition, a new analysis finds.

Fried chicken fingers and nuggets, fries and soda are the most common items offered to children, and some kids meals contain more than 1,000 calories and are high in sodium and fat, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). The government's dietary guidelines recommend that children ages 4 to 10 eat 1,200 to 2,200 calories for the entire day.